San Diego, CA
Joanne Bovee Hickey
Joanne Bovee Hickey
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Joanne Hickey wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend to many passed away on September 17, 2024 in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA with her family by her side.Born on June 6, 1930 in Los Angeles, she was the oldest of four children born to Glenn and Helen (Hurst) Bovee. Joanne spent her early years, with twin sisters Merry and Jeri and brother Ronnie, in West Hollywood before moving to Point Loma. Joanne graduated from Point Loma High School (Class of ’48) before attending University of Southern California (Class of ’52), where she made many life-long friends as a member of Chi Omega Sorority.After graduation, Joanne began her 20+ year teaching career in Los Angeles before returning to Point Loma to teach second grade at Silvergate Elementary School and later, Fremont Elementary. Well beyond her retirement, Joanne loved reconnecting with old students and fellow teachers she spent so many special years with. She also never stopped teaching whether to her kids, grandchildren, or peers in Zeta Rho. Joanne’s passion for learning and sharing her knowledge never slowed down.Joanne married Frank Hickey in 1956, who she enjoyed 38 years with until his passing in 1994. While raising their daughter, Beth, and son, Glenn, their marriage was full of Chargers games, hosting dinner parties, and attending their children’s activities. Joanne also dedicated a lot of time volunteering within the Point Loma community. Throughout the years, she was active in the Juniors of Social Services, National Charity League, Point Loma Community Presbyterian Church, La Playa Trails Association, and Zeta Rho.After Frank passed away, she spent a lot of quality time with family, friends, and her wonderful companion, Ed Streicher. She loved taking her grandchildren to the San Diego Zoo and her favorite restaurants (Miguel’s and Pizza Nova), and sharing her favorite books (Anne of Green Gables and Little Women) with them. Joanne was also lucky enough to travel to all the places she dreamed of visiting, experiencing many new adventures with her closest friends, sisters, and Ed.Most of all, Joanne cherished the time she was able to spend with loved ones over a great meal, a glass of wine, and lively conversation. She was incredibly thoughtful, and loved hearing about what was going on in everyone’s life the life of any party.Joanne was preceded in death by her parents Glenn and Helen; husband Frank; brother Ronnie; sister Merry; and loving partner Ed. Joanne is survived by her daughter Beth and her husband Craig Hildebrand; son Glenn and his wife Zena; grandchildren Andrew (Matt Harnos) Hildebrand, Bryan (Kaci) Hildebrand, Sean Hickey and Paige Hickey; her sister Jeri Thompson; and many nieces and nephews.A special thank you to Juanita for the wonderful care you gave Joanne; the team at Belmont Village; her nephew Gregg who spent so much time with her in the last year; and to Anne, Elise and Dave for their weekly visits.A Celebration of Life will be held. Please reach out to the family for details if you would like to join them in celebrating Joanne’s amazing life.
Joan Endres
OBITUARY
Born January 1939 in Cincinnati Ohio. Died February 14, 2026, in San Diego, California, with her sons at her side. Her beloved husband Dean passed away in 2010.
Joan was the only child of Thomas and Edna Palmer. In 1943, the family moved to San Diego, where Joan graduated from Helix High School in 1956.
In 1957 Joan married Dean Endres of San Diego, where they raised two sons. Joan followed her two great passions outside the home, the Arts, and Gardening. Both activities being a way to bring beauty to others and to the community.
Joan received a degree in Environmental Design from San Diego State University, and afterwords worked at UCSD, for the Campus Architect.
As an artist, Joan worked in various media, especially ceramics. She was active in many cultural and arts organizations, eventually becoming President of the Combined Organization for the Visual Arts (COVA). Later she turned to gardening, with the Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca Community College and the Master Gardener Association of San Diego County.
Joan is survived by her son Jeff and wife Katrin, grandson Jackson, and son Todd Endres, all of La Mesa, and sisters Alice Buck of Phoenix, Elaine Kennedy of San Diego, Nancy and husband Don Jones of Vista, Eva Budzinski of Cloudcroft, New Mexico, and their children and grandchildren.
There will be a Celebration of Life for Joan in the near future. Those who wish to attend should contact celebratejoanuvart@gmail.com to receive details when they are confirmed. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully suggests a donation to the Water Conservation Garden or the Diego Visual Arts Network (SDVAN).
The San Diego State Aztecs’ have moved off the bubble and back into the NCAA Tournament’s Field of 64 in the latest ESPN’s Bracketology projections.
The Aztecs must feel like a yo-yo, but now it’s in a good way. Bracket expert Joe Lunardi moved them from the bottom of the First Four Out — No. 72 — to holding the Mountain West’s automatic bid after an 89-72 home romp Wednesday night over Utah State, which had held the auto-bid in bracketology for a few weeks now.
Lunardi now has the Aztecs as the No. 11 seed in the West Region, with a projected first-round date against former MW rival BYU in Portland.
Lunardi wrote that SDSU’s auto-bid “shifts the entire bubble.”
Wednesday night’s victory not only pulled the Aztecs (19-8, 13-4) into a tie with Utah State (23-5, 13-4) atop the MW standings, but it was just their second Quad 1 victory in six such opportunities.
SDSU’s next two games are both Quad 1 chances, at New Mexico on Saturday and then at Boise State on Tuesday night.
The win lifted the Aztecs only one spot in the NCAA NET Rankings, to No. 43. Those rankings are used by the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee as the primary sorting tool for selection and seeding for March Madness.
SDSU’s resume for earning an at-large berth has been on shaky ground all season, and was seriously damaged last week when the Aztecs lost at home to Grand Canyon and were then routed at Colorado State, both Quad 2 games.
SDSU’s best bet to assure a trip to March Madness for the sixth straight season is to win the MW tournament in Las Vegas and claim the automatic bid. That requires winning three games in as many days, and perhaps a third showdown against the Aggies, who beat the Aztecs 71-66 in Logan on Jan. 31.
Lunardi now has Utah State projected as an at-large team, but still with the No. 7 seed in the East, facing No. 10 Texas A&M in a first-round game in St. Louis.
New Mexico (21-7, 12-5), lurking just a game behind SDSU and USU, has dropped from the Last Four In at No. 68 to the First Four Out at No. 70.
The Aztecs were the unanimous preseason pick to win the MW regular-season title in their final season in the league before moving into the Pac-12 along with Utah State, Boise State, Fresno State and Colorado State.
Saturday’s game at New Mexico is set to tip off at 11 a.m. PT and will air on CBS.
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